Christian Executed in Prison
9-16-09
A Christian man in Pakistan courted a Muslim girl, a classmate, for three years. Her mother was determined to break up the relationship. She tore pages out of a Koran and threw them on the ground in front of the young man’s house. Then, she went to local Muslim authorities and accused the man of desecrating the Koran.
The man was arrested. “Muslims cannot stand the idea that a Muslim woman might fall in love with a Christian.” In response to this unthinkable situation, Muslims rioted and burned a church as well as two houses. In the face of this violence a Christian leader reported, “We are actually glad that the 19-year-old boy is in jail at the moment—at least there he will be safe. It means he won’t be killed by the fanatic Muslims.”
Their hopes were brutally dashed.
The young man was found dead in his prison cell two days after his arrest. Police claimed that the young man committed suicide by hanging himself. However, there are signs of torture on his body. The evidence indicates he was first tortured, and then quietly executed in prison.
This tragic incident illustrates just how easy it is for a Christian to be framed under the blasphemy laws. These laws, “hand people—Muslims in particular—an invisible sword enabling them to take revenge on anybody they like.”
Pray for this young man’s family and that the Christian community will not be punished further. Pray also that these blasphemy laws will be repealed.
~ adapted from Asia News
A Christian man in Pakistan courted a Muslim girl, a classmate, for three years. Her mother was determined to break up the relationship. She tore pages out of a Koran and threw them on the ground in front of the young man’s house. Then, she went to local Muslim authorities and accused the man of desecrating the Koran.
The man was arrested. “Muslims cannot stand the idea that a Muslim woman might fall in love with a Christian.” In response to this unthinkable situation, Muslims rioted and burned a church as well as two houses. In the face of this violence a Christian leader reported, “We are actually glad that the 19-year-old boy is in jail at the moment—at least there he will be safe. It means he won’t be killed by the fanatic Muslims.”
Their hopes were brutally dashed.
The young man was found dead in his prison cell two days after his arrest. Police claimed that the young man committed suicide by hanging himself. However, there are signs of torture on his body. The evidence indicates he was first tortured, and then quietly executed in prison.
This tragic incident illustrates just how easy it is for a Christian to be framed under the blasphemy laws. These laws, “hand people—Muslims in particular—an invisible sword enabling them to take revenge on anybody they like.”
Pray for this young man’s family and that the Christian community will not be punished further. Pray also that these blasphemy laws will be repealed.
~ adapted from Asia News